Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 011 - "wristband shenanigans"

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. This episode has stories about talking to a fan after a show, comedian websites, drive through fast food tipping thoughts, a show in Park City, Utah with a surprise parking twist, comedy intermissions, Con Air and David Chappelle, flying show running equipment with Pelican cases, a joke at 1 Night Stans in Michigan gets punched up, the guys share some raccoon facts and write some jokes live for Mark's upcoming charity event benefitting the rehabilitation of raccoons, and more. 00:00 Jake does a show where the host does not show up 03:00 Comedy Club architecture 03:30 Mark makes a mistake scheduling an 18 show run 06:50 Mark tells a crazy Comedy Works story 10:48 Jake's heart sinks with a booking situation / government shutdown 13:25 USO military comedy tours 13:54 Cruise ship comedy tours 16:56 Grand Rapids, MI early ticket sales 17:55 Versailles, Kentucky 18:38 Cocktail lab comedy show 22:54 Aspen story with a cocktail twist (wristbands) 30:40 Working at Louisville Comedy Club (wristbands) 34:25 Mark does an all-woman show 37:06 Kill Tony golden ticket 42:25 Kill Tony clones and 1 minute spots (Colin Quinn) 45:20 Comedy cassette tapes 47:00 Jeff Foxworthy 49:00 Jake does a show with Ron White 50:30 Ricky Valez story (Dan Soder) - Comedy Works 54:20 Nate Baratze Porsche story 55:10 Mark on open mics, Showcase of the Mondays 57:45 Jake is the best of Louisville (local comedian) Mark Masters and Big Jake Hovis are mostly clean comedians, available for your event, contact us with info below: Mark Masters https://www.markmasters.co (contact form) Big Jake Hovis https://www.bigjakecomedy.com Follow https://www.instagram.com/bigjakehovis https://www.youtube.com/@MarkMastersComedy SUBSCRIBE for more episodes https://www.patreon.com/markandjake JOIN for exclusive content This week for Patreon subscribers we reveal a Kill Tony bucket spot person, mental health, inside ticket sales of Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival, a new marketing secret for comedy shows, and we work on some new and old jokes.